Window sash and lock construction



1,64o,1 Aug. 23,1927. R. T AXE 73 wnunow sAsH AND Lock oNsTRucTIoN Filed July 14. 1925 g i.. INVENTOR. 5%/

A TTOR NEE/6 Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

UNlTEDsi-Arssy PATENT OFFICE.

ROY rr. AXE, or sYRAcUsE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR To THEO. M. EDWARDS COMPANY INC., or sYRAcUsn, NEW YORK, A OORROBATION or NEW YORK.

WINDOW sass ND Loox. CONsTRuCTIoNQ y i appucauanmed my r4, reas.' Lserial N0. `43,533.

This invention relates to sheet metal Winy 'dowlsashes such as are fused in motor vehicles, particularly motor busses, railway cars etcl, Where the sash members as the stiles and rails are very narrow and hais for its object asparticularly`- light, rigid construction and arrangement of the sash Vand sash holder and guide. t The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed. In describing this invention', reference is lhad to the accompanying drawingy infvvhich like characters designate parts inall the views. f v v Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation, partly in section, of a'window construction embodying myinvention. Y f

Figure 2 is an edge. View of the sash shown in Figure f1, the Window frame and guide being omitted.

Figure 3 yis an edge view looking to Vthe left in Figure 1 of the sash guide.

F igureV 4 is an elevation of the -sash holder. i

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5 5, Figure 4.

This Window sash construction comprises, generally, a sash .in which the sashmembei's particularly` the stiles and `rails ,are inarrov'sy andformed of-shect metal in the form'oifa channel at the edge'v of the sash for receiving' a Window guide, and a *".sash 1holder mounted on the narrowmember `or stile of the sash entirely Within the width ofthe stile or sash member and having `a latch member movable through the ,front face. or

corresponding -Wall of the sash member to Vcoact with `the guide Within the sash member. s

1, 2 and 3 `designate respectively the stile, railand glass pane of a sash. f

4 designates a portion of the vWinder7 frame and 5 :the guide fixed to the frame and coacting With the sash Vor .the stile 1.

The stile 1 and rail 2 are substantially alike in construction, :the stile"standing squarely on the end portion of the rail and beingV united thereto by a corner iron 46 which is secured to the stile and the rail vby fastening members to be presentll described .which also secure the sash hol er in poition. The stile is formed .up of sheet metal in the form of a 4channel open at fpl bevi.

the ed e of the sash for receiving the guide "tlie ottom7 of the channel being formed With" a groove 8 fory receiving theg'lass pane 3.V 'ThefrilZ is inaddition formed with inturn'ed'y flanges?) at'itslower edge vfor re? ceiving a yiieather strip 4or'butfer not shown. The stile 1'4r is square at its lower end and abuts squarely against the upper edge ofthe The sash holder comprises a base plate 10 of substantially the same Width of the stile l Afrom its innerto its outer edge land a sash holdermember or latch 11 movably carried bythe plate l0 and havin 'a'portion las a nose 12 movable througha med openings in theV plate 10 and the underlying wall of thesti'le '1 into theinterior of thestile 1 to coact with the front side ofthe Window guide 5f" The base plate I10 is also formed with an angular extension 13 overlying the rail 2 andl the vbase plateis-'held in position by screw`s'14' whichy 'eXtend'through the base plate or the extension and through the `corner iron 6,stile or rail'1,"2 and threads into here shown, the alined openings in the Aba'sfehplatev 10 and the underlying Wall of thefstile 1' are in tthe'yformof notches y16 A'and l17formredres`pectively` in the outer edge 'Off the base platel IOand'the 'outer edge of the 4underlyi'rig Wall of the'stil 1.

" The latchy member 11 is here shown as a rotrkl arm "mounted, upon a rock shaft 18 journalled inthe Wallsof a recess 19v`formed 1n the plate 10 and opening through the inner 'face of the plate, the' shaft 418 extending through the 'Wall 20 separating the recess fromthe notchl. In order to provide am- 1,f.s urface, the shaft is provided `withaco r 21 journ'alled in one 4Wall of the recess .the wsash holder 1111's formedA ivith a hub 22 having abearing at 23 in a projectiI n on the front side of the base plate. his projection is a portion vof a stationary lhandle 24 for coacting rwith a Vpinch lever 25 projecting fromY the sash holder or -latch 11. a spring V26 is coiled :about the shaft Within the recess 19 andis i i `anchored atI one end tothewcollar 2l and yat .itsotherend at 27 tot-he base late, the spring `tending to thrusty the sha t in one di'rectiontfpullthe hub 22` against the Wall 20.. The other I[fgzice'ofvthe y'latch-1l is flush Cil with the edges of the stile and base plate 10. I

rlhe window guide 5 is in the form of a channel with the edge ot' its side flanges against the window frame s and with the bottom iiange arranged inward toward the inner edge of the stile l. The side wall of the member 5 which underlies that wall of the stile on which the sash lock is mounted is formed with openings at intervals at 28' for receiving the sash lock ll and as these openings are located in the side at the 'free edges oi' such side, the guide 5 is braced by means of blocks 29 located adjacent said slot, the blocks 29 being arranged between the flangesof the guide 5. rlhe guide 5 is ield in position by screws 30 extending through the bottom of the channel ot the guide 5 and through the -blocks or braces 29. Y

rlhe latch member 1l is 'formed with a stop 3l 'for coacting with the base plate l0 and limiting the inward movement of the sash member and the nose of the sash is in the form of a hook for engaging the wall 32 at one end of each slot 28 and the hook is formed with a ratcheting surface so that when the sash is moved in a retrograde direction, usually down, the sash holder can ratchet owing to the fact that the surface will engage the lower ends of the slots 28 at 34e. To facilitate the ratcheting, the blocks Q9 are also `formed with inclined surfaces 35 tor engaging the ratcheting surface 33 of the sash holder.

Owingto this construction, of the sash lock and of the sash and the arrangement of the window guide, the sash holder can be mounted on a comparatively narrow sash 'formed ci' thin sheet metal and no part of the sash lock overlies the glass or extends beyond the outline of the sashat any point so that the sash and its lock vcan be conned in a comparatively small space. The sash construction forms the subject matter of my pending application 55,765, iiled September 11, 1925.

What I claim is:

l. A window sash construction, comprising a trame having a projecting guide, a sash having a hollow member in the form of a channel movable along the guide, the guide projecting into the channel, one wall ot the sash member being formed with an opening arranged to expose a side of the guide therethrough, and a sash holder comprising avbase mounted on the sash member and located wholly within the width of the sash member, anda movable latch carried by the base plate and having a nose movable through said opening to coactwith said side of the guides.

2. A window sash construction, comprising a trame having a projecting guide, a sash having a hollow member in the form of a channel movable'along the guide,the guide project-ing into the channel, one wall of the sash member being formed with an opening arranged to expose a side of the guide therethrough and a sash holder comprising a base mounted on the sash member and located wholly within the width of the sash member, and a movable latch carried by the base and having a nose movable through said opening into position to coact with said side oi the guide, the guide being formed with openings for receiving` the latch member.

3. A window sash construction comprising` a framehaving a projecting guide, a sash having a hollow member in the form of a channel'movable along the guide, the guide projecting into the channel, one wall of the sash member being formed with an opening arranged to expose a side 'face of the guide vtherethrough and a sash holder comprising abase mounted on cated wholly within the width oi the sash member, and a movable latch carried by the base and having a nose movable through'said opening into position to coact with said side of the guide, theguide being in the form of a channel, and the side wall of the guide toward the latch being Jformed with openings therethrough for receiving the latch and braces in the guide near such opening.

4f. A window sash constructioncomprising a frame having a projecting guide, a sash having a hollow member in the form oiE a channel movable along the guide, the guide projecting into the channel, one wall of the sash member being formed with an opening arranged to expose a side face of the guide therethrough, and a sash holderV comprising a base mounted `on the sash member and located wholly within the width oi the sash member, and a movable latch carried by the base and having a nose movable through said opening into position to coact with said side of the guide, the guide being in the form ot" a channel and the side wall of the'guide toward the latch member being 'formed with openings therethrough for receiving the latch member, braces in the guide y near such openings and fastening screws extending` throughthe bottom of the channel of the guide through the braces and into the frame.

5. A window sash construction comprising a sheet metal sash member in the `form ot a channel open at its outer edge, the bottom ofthe channel being formed with a groove 'for receiving a glass pane, a sash holder comprising a base plate mounted on l one ot the walls of the sash member, the wall of the sash member on which the base plate is mounted being ormedwitha passage therethrough, and the base plate being formed with a passage alined with the tormer passage, a sash holding member carried by the base plate and having a portion movable through said alined passages the sash member andV lo- 6. A sash holding member comprisinga` base plate formed With va notch in one side edge thereof, and with a recess opening through its inner face at one side of the notch, a shaft arranged in the recess and projecting through the Wall separating the recess from the notch into said notch, a sash 'holding member mounted on the shaft and located in the'notch and having its outer face Hush with the edgeof the base plate and a handle integral With the sash holding member.

7. A sash holding member comprising a base plate formed With a notch in one side edge thereof, and with a recess opening through the inner face at one side of the notch, a shaft arranged in the recess and projecting through the Wall separating the recess from the notch into said notch, a sash holding member mounted on the shaft in the notch, and a handle integral with the sash holding member, the shaft having a collar at its inner end journalled in a Wall of the recess and a spring coiled about the shaft and anchored at one end thereto and at its other end to the base plate.

8. A Window sash construction comprising a sheet metal sash member in the form of a channel open at its outer edge, a sash holder comprising a plate mounted on one of the i walls of the sash member and a holder member supported by the plate and mounted to move about an axis parallel to the plane of the sash, the Wall of the sash member on which the base plate is mounted being formed With a passage therethrough and the sash holding member having a nose extending through said passage, in combination with a guide for the Window `extending into the sash member, and closing said passage, the guide having a hole for receiving the nose of the holding member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name,'at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 7th day of July, 1925.

ROY T. AXE. 

